In-Vehicle Infotainment System UAV Blind Spot Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current in-vehicle infotainment systems and autonomous vehicle technologies face challenges in detecting and responding to out-of-sight hazards due to limitations in sensor visibility and human error, leading to potential accidents.
Innovation Solution
An IVI system communicates with a UAV to identify and transmit coordinates for the UAV to gather information about out-of-sight views, enabling real-time data transfer and navigation assistance to prevent accidents by processing this data to adjust vehicle speed and path.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sensors are used to detect hazards, then current conditions can be evaluated, but out-of-sight hazards cannot be detected in time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a UAV as an intermediary element to capture images of out-of-sight areas and transmit them to the IVI system. This mediator overcomes the limitation of vehicle-mounted sensors that cannot directly observe hazards beyond the driver's line of sight, enabling detection of blind spot obstacles, upcoming road hazards, and areas obscured by vehicles or terrain.
2Extent of automation
If autonomous vehicle systems rely on sensors, then vehicle control can be automated, but system reliability decreases due to sensor malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The UAV serves as an independent verification element that provides alternative hazard detection capabilities. When vehicle-mounted sensors malfunction or fail to detect hazards, the UAV-captured images provide redundant information, enhancing system reliability and preventing false negatives in hazard detection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from ground-based sensor detection to aerial imaging for hazard detection. By capturing images from three-dimensional aerial perspectives, the system obtains views of hazards that ground-mounted sensors cannot detect, such as obstacles in blind spots, pedestrians behind vehicles, or road conditions around curves.
3Ease of operation
If drivers rely on navigational guidance systems, then basic navigation is provided, but early warning of upcoming hazards is not given
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively captures images of upcoming road segments before the vehicle reaches them, identifying hazards in advance. The IVI system analyzes these pre-captured images and provides early warnings to the driver about potential dangers such as pedestrians, obstacles, or road conditions that will be encountered in the near future, enabling preventive action.
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AI summary
A method performed by an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system of a vehicle includes identifying an out-of-sight view of the vehicle, determining that information related to the identified out-of-sight view needs to be received from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), identifying coordinates on the identified out-of-sight view to locate the UAV, based on an environment condition at a current position and at a future position of the vehicle, transmitting a signal indicating the coordinates to the UAV, and receiving the information related to the identified out-of-sight view from the UAV located at the coordinates.